There's more legal action against St. Paul's vaccine requirement for city workers.
The St. Paul firefighters union filed suit Thursday, saying imposing a vaccine mandate is something that should be negotiated and not decided unilaterally.
Mayor Melvin Carter announced the mandate in October.
St. Paul's police union has already filed suit, and its case is set for a hearing on Thursday, Dec. 9.
The police are seeking a temporary injuction to lift the Dec. 31 deadline for all St. Paul city workers to get vaccinated.
The mandate does not give workers the option of having frequent tests instead of getting the shots.
"We have been assigned the same judge," said firefighters union attorney Chris Watchler, appearing on the WCCO Morning News. "So, I would not be surprised if we're in a courtroom, but I can't tell you that's the case for sure."
The vaccine mandate affects about 4,000 workers in Saint Paul.
Watchler says the union is not anti-vaccination, and would rather play a role in deciding if a mandate is necessary.
"The union isn't taking an anti-vaccination stance," said Watchler. "It is important, we're in a crisis. We're on board with all that. It's more about the fact the city needs to negotiate this."